Here are 12 stories from Glasgow Sheriff Court from this week.
A thug, who brutally attacked his girlfriend after she asked him to leave her home due to his drunk state, has been jailed for 14 months.
Michael Kelly, 41, turned on his partner at a flat in Glasgow's Springburn on August 18, 2023.
Enraged Kelly smashed the woman's head off a door frame before he got on top of her and put his hands around her neck.
Read more here.
Lewis Holmes, 24, was spotted by police in the rear of the property in Glasgow's Pollok on May 24 2024.
Officers went on to discover an extractor fan outside of the shed which led to the discovery of 20 cannabis plants.
Read more here.
A road worker was put in danger after a driver swerved in front of a lorry on the M8 motorway.
Mahmood Jamal, 61, of Renfrew, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently.
The charge stated that on April 17, 2024, Jamal drove a car dangerously on the M8 at junction 16 (Craighall) near the city centre.
Read more here.
A sheriff has recommended changes to police procedures after two men died while in custody.
Declan Gallacher, 23, and David Berry, 51, lost their lives at police stations in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow's Govan, respectively.
Mr Gallacher passed away on December 23, 2018, from alcohol and drug consumption.
Mr Berry died as a result of a seizure related to epilepsy as well as cardiac enlargement and alcohol abuse.
Read more here.
A thug robbed a lone 86-year-old woman as she walked home from church.
Abel Ghebrehiwret, 28, preyed upon Joan Hay in Glasgow's Possilpark on June 30, 2025.
Ghebrehiwret grabbed and pulled so hard at Miss Hay's handbag that the strap broke off.
Read more here.
A man will stand trial accused of breaking into a popular Celtic pub.
Joseph Wilson, 47, allegedly entered The Brazen Head illegally in Glasgow's Gorbals on November 27 2023.
The premises was stated to have been occupied by a Gianfranco Fraoil.
Read more here.
A teenage worker lost the length of some of his fingers after his hands got trapped on a forklift truck.
Jon Reilly, then 19, was employed by Fresco Food Service based in Glasgow's Cowlairs on February 4 2021.
Mr Reilly had been unpacking stock on a high rack in the warehouse which involved the use of a forklift and an operator.
Read more here.
A thug put a man in hospital amid claims he had an affair with his wife.
Craig Inglis, 37, struck Gerard Paterson, 43, on the head with a vape in Glasgow's Whiteinch on August 1 2024.
Sound engineer Mr Paterson told Glasgow Sheriff Court that he had bought breakfast from a food van that morning.
Read more here.
A thug scarred a mini bus driver for life in a road rage assault.
Kieran Prentice, 36, punched Alan Huxtable on the M8 motorway at Glasgow’s Provan on January 27 2024.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that Mr Huxtable was driving elderly people as part of his employment.
Read more here.
A teenager left a fellow college student with a bruise to the brain in a horror classroom mallet attack.
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, struck the 16-year-old at Glasgow's Cardonald College on October 12 2023.
The attacker pounced amid an altercation between the pair who threw sawdust at each other.
Read more here.
A woman is accused of leaving threatening voicemails to MP Mhairi Black's constituency office.
Kimberley White was due to stand trial today at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
The 41-year-old is charged with behaving in a threatening or abusive manner on October 25 2021.
Read more here.
A thug armed with a knife threatened his sister's neighbour.
John McDermid, 34, claimed that he heard negative comments being made about her in Glasgow's Cardonald on June 28 2025.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that McDermid had been released from prison four days earlier.
Read more here.
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